Don McDowell
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4$ represented a couple hours of wages.. We didn't shoot as much back then , we didn't have as much disposable cash as today...
4$ represented a couple hours of wages.. We didn't shoot as much back then , we didn't have as much disposable cash as today...
In '71 you'd have to be an E-4 with over 4 years service, or higher, to get to $2.00/hour.In 1971??????????????? I was making a heck of a lot more than that while in the
service in 65 - 67
Then you are in a position to shed some light on the original question. Did the late '60s/early '70s Lee hand prime tool have a flipper tray feeding into it or did you have to place the primers by hand, one at a time?I can remember using the LEE to reload a 38SPL when my ex and I were first married and living in River Forest, and that was in 1968-69.
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In '71 you'd have to be an E-4 with over 4 years service, or higher, to get to $2.00/hour.
In '67 you'd have to be an E-6 with over 6 years service, or higher, to hit $2.00/hour.
These examples are worked around base pay and don't include things like quarters allowance.
Overall, I'll stand behind my previous comments. $4.00 wasn't what I'd call expensive in '71, but it was a fair chunk of change for many. Granted I was a young one in '71, but if I remember correctly my water bills ran about $5.00 and my electric bills ran around $10.00 at that time. So $4.00 was a significant piece of my budget back then.